J Paul Gordon Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Unless we are talking about seceding from the Union and joining up with our illustrious Tory family members in the Maritimes, I have mixed feelings. I like the longer daylight and don't mind the dark mornings as much. But there is something to be said when the afternoon goes all rosy and gold a little after 3 on a fresh snow in December. Guess its what we make of it. I start putting the Christmas lights up once Orthodox Advent starts on Nov. 15. Lights everywhere twinkling like stars in the darkest time of the year. A decent compensation for the added hour of early darkness. Anyhow, it will change. That's a guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, J Paul Gordon said: Unless we are talking about seceding from the Union and joining up with our illustrious Tory family members in the Maritimes, I have mixed feelings. I like the longer daylight and don't mind the dark mornings as much. But there is something to be said when the afternoon goes all rosy and gold a little after 3 on a fresh snow in December. Guess its what we make of it. I start putting the Christmas lights up once Orthodox Advent starts on Nov. 15. Lights everywhere twinkling like stars in the darkest time of the year. A decent compensation for the added hour of early darkness. Anyhow, it will change. That's a guarantee. Atlantic time is an hour ahead..no? So instead of the sun going down at 5 now...you'd be an hour ahead so it would be 6 pm; and ofcourse you'd be darker in the morning if you were at Atlantic time..especially this time of year/winter. So I'm confused to why your saying early darkness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I like when it gets dark early. Before 5:00. Especially before it snows and it’s cloudy and by 3:30 it’s starting to get dim and darker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Paul Gordon Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 28 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: Atlantic time is an hour ahead..no? So instead of the sun going down at 5 now...you'd be an hour ahead so it would be 6 pm; and ofcourse you'd be darker in the morning if you were at Atlantic time..especially this time of year/winter. So I'm confused to why your saying early darkness? I sort of changed midstream it seems. I like the longer days, but when I started thinking about the earlier evenings and the Christmas lights, I decided the earlier dark wasn't so bad. Too stream of consciousness for a Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 The farmers never wanted DST to begin with. https://qz.com/1120488/daylight-saving-time-as-americans-know-it-was-instituted-by-corporate-lobbies-not-farmers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 11/5/2017 at 7:51 AM, Baroclinic Zone said: compromise. go 30 min. and make a new england time zone Then add the DST shift and pretend we're Newfs. (Though OSUmetstud cautions against it.) When we lived in N. Maine and had a snowless early Dec, dark seemed to arrive about 2:30 on cloudy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I like my morning sunlight. It doesn't matter how dark it gets in the aftn since it's usually a whirlwind between 5-8 for me anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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